Participants agreed that staff should reflect the diversity of the community, and equally as important is the need to reach out and involve the full community.

ICMA / Kettering Foundation / National Civic League

Tuesday’s general session at the 2022 ICMA Annual Conference featured a compelling keynote from Lee Jourdan, Chevron’s former chief diversity and inclusion officer.

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